Screening for Diabetes Mellitus after Pregnancy

As part of its recommendation development process, ACOG is soliciting public comment on the new draft recommendation: Screening for Diabetes Mellitus after Pregnancy. The National Medical Association participated in the development of this draft recommendation as a member of the WPSI Multidisciplinary Steering Committee.

The Call for Public Comment closes June 22, 2017.

See the WPSI public comment page for instructions on leaving high quality comments including the categories for types of comments and ethical guidelines.

If you are providing comments on behalf of an organization, include the organization’s name and contact information. If you are commenting as an individual, submit identifying or contact information. Please do not include personal health information in your comments.

WPSI Overview:

Through a five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), ACOG has engaged a coalition of national health professional organizations and consumer and patient advocates with expertise in women’s health across the lifespan to develop, review, and update recommendations for women’s preventive health care services. See more information about WPSI.

These recommendations on preventive health screenings and services guide clinicians in determining which services they should routinely offer to their patients. The recommendations are based on the best-available evidence and supplemented with expert clinical consensus.